We’re destroying the environment
with internal combustion engines. The weather is getting crazy.
Corporations are evil and the military can’t be trusted. And if you work too
much you’re harming your children. If you believe at least a couple of these
statements you’ll love "Eye of the Storm." However, if you think that these
statements are political propaganda you’ll want to keep this book out of your
children’s hands.

All political views aside, there
are some serious problems with this story. "Eye of the Storm" is a tornado-driven
adventure that follows 13-year-old Meg and her science summer camp comrades as
they try to save the planet from an evil mastermind that wants to use tornadoes
to control the world. It’s full of action – one storm after another – which
adds excitement but the characters and plot are woefully thin. The science, which
begins as a very interesting aspect of story, is quickly over-explained until
the it's simply convoluted.

I was not a fan and suggest that if you want a storm-driven story that
delivers, try the "Storm Runner" series instead.

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